What type of discrimination did the Irish face in America?
external image No%20Irish%20need%20apply.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1262655537142-There was a lot of conflict between Protestants and Catholic.-

-Centuries of tension between Protestants and Catholics found their way into United States cities and verbal attacks often led to mob violence.-

-For example, Protestants burned down St. Mary’s Catholic Church in New York City in 1831, while in 1844, riots in Philadelphia left thirteen dead.-
external image images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT4YqeqYifTPPLuoCqrtSwfTW4nKkXT9J-Y0ZyKtxUfwqQG8L8b

-Anti-immigrant and anti-Catholic sentiments in the 1840s produced groups such as the nativist American Party, which fought foreign influences and promoted "traditional American ideals."-